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Republican Hindu Coalition
The Republican Hindu Coalition is a Hindu-American conservative interest group in the United States that "was founded in 2015 to be the unique bridge between the Hindu-American community and Republican Party (United States), Republican policymakers and leaders." Shalabh Kumar was inspired by the Republican Jewish Coalition to create RHC. RHC has offered $25 billion to support the Trump wall. The organization also supports a merit-based immigration system to allow "children of high-skilled workers awaiting green cards to be granted legal permanent resident, legal permanent residency immediately." References Conservative organizations in the United States Hindu organizations based in the United States Organizations established in 2015 Republican Party (United States) organizations Asian conservatism in the United States {{US-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interest Group
Advocacy groups, also known as interest groups, special interest groups, lobbying groups or pressure groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and ultimately policy. They play an important role in the development of political and social systems. Motives for action may be based on political, religious, moral, or commercial positions. Groups use varied methods to try to achieve their aims, including lobbying, media campaigns, awareness raising publicity stunts, polls, research, and policy briefings. Some groups are supported or backed by powerful business or political interests and exert considerable influence on the political process, while others have few or no such resources. Some have developed into important social, political institutions or social movements. Some powerful advocacy groups have been accused of manipulating the democratic system for narrow commercial gain and in some instances have been found guilty of corruption, fraud, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalabh Kumar
Shalabh "Shalli" Kumar (Hindi: शलभ कुमार; born 24 December 1948) is a Chicago-based Indian Americans, Indian-American industrialist and political donor affiliated with the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Kumar was a prominent financial backer of Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's presidential campaign in the 2016 United States presidential election, 2016 election. Early and personal life Kumar was born in Ambala, in the state of Haryana, India, and graduated from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh with a Bachelor of Science, BS in electronics engineering in 1969. He came to the United States as a foreign student when he was 20, to attend Illinois Institute of Technology for his master's degree. Kumar's son, Vikram Kumar, married Indian-born girl who won Miss Earth India Pooja Chitgopekar in 2007. She migrated to New Zealand with her parents in 2009, where she married Vikaram Kumar in January 2011 It featured 9 helico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Jewish Coalition
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), formerly the National Jewish Coalition, founded in 1985, is a political group in the United States that supports Jewish Republicans. The organization has more than 47 chapters throughout the United States. Purpose The official mission statement of the RJC is to foster and enhance ties between the American Jewish community and Republican decision makers in the United States. According to its website, the RJC "works to sensitize Republican leadership in government and the party to the concerns and issues of the Jewish community, while articulating and advocating Republican ideas and policies within the Jewish community." The RJC also strives to build a "strong, effective and respected" voice of Jewish Republicans that can influence activities, policies and ideas in Washington and across the country. The group's policy platform objectives include terrorism, national security, Israel–United States relations, Mideast peace process, The Pales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
